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Beginning Of Weaver Rifle Scopes

Written by James Corbett on June 10th, 2009

Hunting is a sport that people all over the country and all over the world enjoy. There are some people who will hunt animals for the fun of it – but most will do it to catch food. Even in this day and age many people are able to catch certain types of animals that will feed them and their families during the winter.

This helps to save them money and do something that they enjoy. There are specific hunting laws that were created to encourage hunters to kill off only a certain amount of some of the more dangerous animals in the area. In Maine moose will kill people by causing serious car accidents. To avoid the number of deaths and protect the people the state encourages these hunters to kill only a select number of them.

To avoid the hunters from killing off species they have restricted them to killing off only a certain amount each year. Also many need a different license to hunt different types of animals. Moose hunting requires its only license in Maine.

In order to successfully hunt and catch their victim they have to use the proper equipment. Some hunters have discovered that utilizing weaver rifle scopes will help to improve their aim. Weaver rifle scopes began in Newport, Kentucky in 1930 by William R. Weaver. The very first rifle scope that this company produced and marketed was the ¾ inch tube scope that had a power of 3.

During the time that it was released it was the best model on the market. Because of its affordable price and how advanced it was many hunters spent the money on it. Every scope that Weaver made was built using only American parts. This did not affect their quality. In fact many of his scopes were compared to some of the best European models.

It did not take long at all for Weaver to become one of the most successful and most popular rifle scope companies. But troubles soon struck the company during World War II. By 1968 Weaver had no choice by to sell his company. Since that time many companies have bought it out until it was taken over by Meade Instruments.

Meade Instruments has stayed true to the high quality products that Weaver was once well known for. Now Weaver rifle scopes are once again one of the most popular on the market and use the highest quality materials.